Roy Keane has pop at Arsenal players

Roy Keane says Arsenal will not win the Premier League this season because they have too many players “more interested in selfies and six-packs”.

Keane enjoyed a fierce rivalry with the Gunners as a Man United player, often clashing with Patrick Vieira, and he has reignited that feud with some harsh words about some of Arsene Wenger’s squad.

“Arsenal have some really good players — some good characters who roll their sleeves up,” Keane said “But they also have one or two players more interested in selfies and six-packs, guys who are trying to get their pictures taken every day of the week.

“Every year we hear the same thing about Arsenal being contenders. Instead of focusing on the Premier League, it’s all about how their bodies look, how their hair is, more so than winning football matches.”

He added: “For me, Chelsea remain the team to beat. Their team is the one with the strongest spine — John Terry, Eden Hazard — and if they can add John Stones to their team then they will be even harder to beat.” Keane believes his old club will improve on last season, but is concerned United have moved away from their philosophy of developing from within and are now simply splashing out in the transfer market.

“What worries me about United is even though they have bought so many good players this year — it is hard to get them all to gel quickly. United have gone away from what they were about — being a club whose squad evolves from one season to the next. It’s a bit like the late 80s again where they are buying a lot of players thinking they will gel — but it doesn’t happen that quickly.”